Thursday Night Game Changers

<p>[player_tooltip player_id='2115657' first='Gavin' last='Roderick'] - The six-foot-five-inch 2026 senior guard for Alexandria got a mention last week for his game versus St. Cloud Tech and he scored 23 points. Then last night he doubled that point total versus Sartell in a 98-88 win for the Cardinals. Roderick exploded for 46 points while knocking down 9 3-pointers in the win over Sartell. Roderick is an able rebounder as well as he snagged 6 boards while assisting on 3 makes.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/GavinRoderick35/status/1999366303354880476 </div></figure>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2118474' first='Ethan' last='Martin'] - The six-foot-five-inch 2026 left handed Belle Plaine forward Martin scored 41 points Thursday night versus GSL Martin is efficient around the basket and his strength and quickness makes him difficult to keep away from the basket.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560769' first='Ethan' last='Sonju'] - Sonu a six-foot-two-inch 2026 guard from GSL went for 41 points versus Belle Plaine. Sonju at GSL shows off his scoring ability as the lead guard and playmaker while in the summer he showed he can set-up, and lead on the [program_tooltip program_id='2075709' first='MN' last='Swish'] team. Thursday night with a 22 point first half and 19 point second, he tried to carry GSL versus Belle Plaine but fellow Swish teammate playing Belle Plaine slightly bested GSL.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/streethistory/status/2000023057503748301 </div></figure>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2845973' first='Jack' last='Burke'] - The six-foot-four-inch 2026 Southwest Christian guard Burke knocked down 8 triples to lead with 32 points versus Chanhassen. Burke is taking more of a lead role with SW Christian this season with the ball in his hands more and shooting as put together at 24 points in 2 of the first 3 games.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1874931' first='Shiloh' last='Ayitey'] - The six-foot-two-inch 2026 Blaine guard Thursday night put up a 29 point game versus Centennial while shooting 11 of 17 from the floor. Ayitey has quickness off the bounce that when guarded one-on-one defenders have a hard time staying in front. When defenders help Ayitey uses the mid-range well off of one-dribble pull-ups.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/shilohayitey/status/1999524075698364447 </div></figure>   <p>Grady Larson - Larson is a six-foot-two-inch Pelican Rapids forward that scored 29 points versus DGF in 78-74 win Thursday night. The football quarterback Larson shows good strength around the basket and maturity.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2841190' first='Jaxton' last='Adan Hastad'] - Hastad a six-foot-four-inch 2027 junior for Dawson-Boyd put together a 35 point game versus Ortonville in 89-51 win. Hastad has a good shooting motion and keeps the ball above his eyes on release. Last week Hastad had a 18 point, 13 rebound game versus Maccray. </p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560778' first='Nolen' last='Anderson'] - Minnesota Gophers committed 2026 six-foot–six-inch Wayzata wing Anderson powered the [program_tooltip program_id='2075965' first='Trojans' last=''] Thursday night with 34 points versus Lakeville North. Anderson's ball in his hand game is growing with his spot-up shooting. Anderson stretches the floor so well as a shooter his enhancement with ball handling makes him even more difficult to guard.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2126115' first='Vincent' last='Cronin'] - Vincent “Vinny” Cronin healthy for the first high school season in a while sure seems to be ready to have a coming out party. Thursday night versus BSM the six-foot-seven-inch 2027 win scored 30 points in a 86-68 victory and he had two dunks. Both two-handed off two-feet power slams on the baseline. Along with his 30 point scoring he grabbed 8 boards and blocked 3 shots.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='1560782' first='Kolby' last='Christl'] - Christl is a six-foot-six-inch forward for Chanhassen that scored 35 points in a win for Chanhassen versus SW Christian. Christl's scoring output was largely supplied by four 3-pointers in the 2nd half and putting the ball on the floor and driving hard to the rim. In transition and in the open floor Christl looked very comfortable.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2412724' first='Dre' last='Collins'] - The six-foot-four-inch 2027 junior is off to a great start for Richfield leading them in scoring at 26 points per game and Richfield is 5-0. Thursday night the athletic wing again poured in over 20 points with 28 points for Richfield versus Orono in an 84-61 win.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2121334' first='Ryker' last='Sanders'] -  The six-foot-five-inch senior has scored 39 points over the last 2 games as Lakeville South is 4-0. He led Lakeville South with 21 points in a win over Minneapolis Washburn while also collecting 2 steals. Sanders just powers his team where needed like versus Chanhassen the prior game he blocked 4 shots to help power them to a win. </p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-9-16 wp-has-aspect-ratio"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://www.youtube.com/shorts/xQZnwYHx85g </div></figure>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2869262' first='Michael' last='Stevens'] - Stevens Thursday night followed up his 24 point game Saturday with another 24 points for Minneapolis Washburn versus Lakeville South. The six-foot-one-inch 2026 senior on one play jumped a pass at the elbow and raced down the court for a contested lay-up.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2417091' first='Isiah' last='Boyer'] - Boyer is showing good consistency from the perimeter so far for the Bulldogs and up his scoring from the previous two games with a 31 point game to lead Becker past Chisago Lakes. The 2027 guard in 3 Bulldog wins Boyer has scored at least 15 points so far.</p>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2833380' first='Dereon' last='Barnes'] - Barnes a six-foot-one-inch guard from Burnsville led the Blaze with 22 points, 6 assists, making 4 of 5 3-pointers, and collected 3 steals in a 78-60 win over Two Rivers. The 2028 sophomore guard has put together back-to-back 21 or more scoring games. In the summer I saw Barnes with Westside Waves and it seems he picked up where he left off and is continuing to improve.</p>   <p>Jermaine Thomas-Curits - Thomas-Curtis is a six-foot-three-inch 2026 guard for St. Paul Johnson gave defenders problems off the dribble with his quickness and ball handling. In transition Thomas-Curtis can unleash highlight level dunks with his athleticism and in the half-court even he caught a backside lob for a jam. Thomas-Curtis off ball abilities on defense where he can tap balls away and even gather them with his length makes him a guy to be aware of at all times.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/curtisthomas/status/1999542433118392733 </div></figure>   <p>[player_tooltip player_id='2382259' first='Aaron' last='Jeppson'] - Jeppson is a six-foot-ten-inch center from Spring Lake Park that Thursday night went for 21 points and grabbed 17 rebounds while blocking 3 shots and collecting 3 steals. Versus the undersized Osseo team Jeppson did a good job getting low block position and making the most of his touches making short inside shots. Jeppson on one possession showed he can stretch the floor and shoot it from the perimeter.</p>   <figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter"><div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper"> https://twitter.com/aaron_jeppson/status/1999532220441051635 </div></figure>

Gavin Roderick Gavin Roderick 6'3" | SG Alexandria | 2026 State MN - The six-foot-five-inch 2026 senior guard for Alexandria got a mention last week for his game versus St. Cloud Tech and he scored 23 points. Then last night he doubled that point total versus Sartell in a 98-88 win for the Cardinals. Roderick exploded for 46 points while knocking down 9 3-pointers in the win over Sartell. Roderick is an able rebounder as well as he snagged 6 boards while assisting on 3 makes.